Biography
Ben Ryan was born and reared on a small Meath dairy farm. His brothers farmed while he worked in industry. Now retired, his consuming leisure enjoyments (apart from his family) are writing, painting and music. His grounding in these pursuits goes back to the ‘seventies’ with his involvement in the local Ardcath variety group. Script writing, painting scenery, arranging musical scenes, were all combined in successful Pioneer and Tops of the Town stage shows. He is involved in Duleek local heritage and history and has a BA in history and economics from University College Dublin. The social scene portrayed in his stories is firmly based on memories of living in the Meath countryside through the nineteen forties and fifties. Stories are introduced by an amusing limerick, and characters are portrayed sympathetically and with great humour.
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European Union, Agriculture, Aumôniers, Balance of power, Catholic Church, Chaplains, Charities, Christian ethics, Christian sociology, Christianity, Civilization, history, Doctrine sociale de l'Église, Economic aspects, Education, Emigration and immigration, English Humorous stories, Europe, foreign relations, Farm life, Fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Football, biography, Globalization, Great britain, emigration and immigration, Great britain, foreign relations, europeID Numbers
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| February 8, 2011 | Edited by Ben Ryan | Photo and short biography personally put on site by author, best wishes to all, Ben |
| February 8, 2011 | Edited by 89.204.194.197 | Added new photo |
| April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |